Stefan Schneider

Qatar Defense Procurement Hits a Political Roadblock in Germany

Situation Reports - Feb 06, 2024

cc U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger, modified, A German Army Leopard II tank, assigned to 104th Panzer Battalion, moves through the Joint Multinational Readiness Center during Saber Junction 2012 in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 25. The U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction trains U.S. personnel and 1800 multinational partners from 18 nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_Army_Leopard_2A6_tank_in_Oct._2012.jpg

Burgeoning German-Qatari defense cooperation is being derailed by domestic politics in Germany, posing no small number of uncertainties moving forward.